tie

[Tie]

A tie is a thin piece of cloth that's knotted around the neck, an accessory worn by men on formal occasions. You may wear a tie to graduation, a wedding, or if you're just trying to impress someone.

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A knot; a fastening.

Noun
a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

Noun
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"

Noun
a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"

Noun
a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"

Noun
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"

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Noun
(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

Noun
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"

Noun
a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

Noun
equality of score in a contest

Verb
form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"

Verb
limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"

Verb
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"

Verb
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

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connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

Verb
unite musical notes by a tie

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make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"

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perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

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create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"


v. t.
A knot; a fastening.

v. t.
A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.

v. t.
A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.

v. t.
An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race.

v. t.
A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place.

v. t.
A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.

v. t.
Low shoes fastened with lacings.

v. t.
To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind.

v. t.
To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot.

v. t.
To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.

v. t.
To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.

v. t.
To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them.

v. t.
To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with.

v. i.
To make a tie; to make an equal score.


Tie

Tie , n.; pl. Ties . [AS. t'c7ge, tge, t'c6ge. 'fb64. See Tie, v. t.] 1. A knot; a fastening. 2. A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.
No distance breaks the tie of blood.
3. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. Young. 4. An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race. 5. (Arch. & Engin.) A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place. 6. (Mus.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature. 7. pl. Low shoes fastened with lacings. Bale tie, a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale.

Tie

Tie, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied (Obs. Tight ); p. pr. & vb. n. Tying .] [OE. tien, teyen, AS. t'c6gan, ti'82gan, fr. te'a0g, te'a0h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. te'a2n to draw, to pull. See Tug, v. t., and cf. Tow to drag.] 1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. "Tie the kine to the cart." 1 Sam. vi. 7.
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot. "We do not tie this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument." Bp. Burnet. 3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
In bond of virtuous love together tied.
4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.
Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind.
5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them. 6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with. To ride and tie. See under Ride. -- To tie down. (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising. (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action. -- To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion or action.

Tie

Tie, v. i. To make a tie; to make an equal score.

A knot; a fastening.

To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind.

To make a tie; to make an equal score.

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Usage Examples

I can't satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art form as much as it used to be.

In terms of the technology I use the most, it's probably a tie between my Blackberry and my MacBook Pro laptop. That's how I communicate with the rest of the world and how I handle all the business I have to handle.

In the different voice of women lies the truth of an ethic of care, the tie between relationship and responsibility, and the origins of aggression in the failure of connection.

I was at a party, and some squiggly looking dude with a bow tie came up and said, 'How'd you like to be on TV?' Turns out he was the programming guy at the Food Network. They had me come into the office, and I did a 'Ready, Set, Cook' with Emeril Lagasse, I believe.

I think things like food, the food of the south is sort of the common tie that binds us all, Black and White, the sense memories. It's a very particular part of the country.

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.

Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide.

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Other Usage Examples

Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds.

Isn't one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description of how to tie your shoelaces? The point being that it's basically impossible to use text to show that.

It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet.

I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.

If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.

Interest does not tie nations together it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does unite them.

I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I'm not used to it. Most Bolivians don't wear ties.

As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?

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